| jug | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. jug | a large bottle with a narrow mouth. |
| ~ long-beard, longbeard, bellarmine, greybeard | a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century). |
| ~ bottle | a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped. |
| ~ water jug | a jug that holds water. |
| ~ whiskey jug | a jug that contains whiskey. |
| n. (quantity) | 2. jug, jugful | the quantity contained in a jug. |
| ~ containerful | the quantity that a container will hold. |
| v. (social) | 3. gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail.; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| ~ detain, confine | deprive of freedom; take into confinement. |
| v. (change) | 4. jug | stew in an earthenware jug.; "jug the rabbit" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ stew | cook slowly and for a long time in liquid.; "Stew the vegetables in wine" |
| pitcher | | |
| n. (person) | 1. hurler, pitcher, twirler | (baseball) the person who does the pitching.; "our pitcher has a sore arm" |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| ~ softball game, softball | a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer. |
| ~ ballplayer, baseball player | an athlete who plays baseball. |
| ~ left-handed pitcher, left-hander, left hander, lefthander, southpaw, lefty | a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand. |
| ~ right-handed pitcher, right-hander | (baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand. |
| ~ relief pitcher, fireman, reliever | a pitcher who does not start the game. |
| ~ screwballer | (baseball) a pitcher who throws screwballs. |
| ~ starting pitcher | (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game. |
| ~ thrower | someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm). |
| n. (artifact) | 2. ewer, pitcher | an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring. |
| ~ cream pitcher, creamer | a small pitcher for serving cream. |
| ~ vessel | an object used as a container (especially for liquids). |
| n. (quantity) | 3. pitcher, pitcherful | the quantity contained in a pitcher. |
| ~ containerful | the quantity that a container will hold. |
| n. (plant) | 4. pitcher | (botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer. |
| ~ phytology, botany | the branch of biology that studies plants. |
| ~ foliage, leaf, leafage | the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants. |
| n. (act) | 5. mound, pitcher | the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit.; "he has played every position except pitcher"; "they have a southpaw on the mound" |
| ~ position | (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player.; "what position does he play?" |
| ~ baseball team | a team that plays baseball. |
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